Matthijs Of Ligt is better elected player of the year in Holland

The season 2018-19 will finish with a step forward in the career of Matthijs of Ligt, but go where go, always will remain marked like the one of his consolidation in the football of elite. The one of Leiderdorp has not left intimidate by the pressure and the rumours, and has been key piece in the Ajax champion of Eredivisie and Glass of Holland and semifinalist of Champions.

All his efforts have had prize to collective level, but to individual level also has been recognised by his exceptional performance. This Friday, the central Dutch was appointed Boot of Gold in his country, or what is the same, better player of the course in Holland. Before it start the summer, already has an attainment more than adding to his brilliant and promising list of winners.

With 19 years, the defender is the youngest footballer in receiving this distinction, that awards the newspaper 'Of Telegraaf' after analysing party to party the performances of all the applicants. "This is good for the books of history and am proud", has recognised, before discovering with illusion to some of his predecessors in the prize.

And it is that the award already carried it to him some illustrate of the Dutch football, as Johan Cruyff, Frank Rijkaard, Ronald Koeman, Romario, Ronald of Boer or Luis Suárez, among others. "It is a good list of names. The fact that they have won this prize is an additional motivation so that I also achieve all the possible in my career", has valued the captain 'ajacied'.

As they aim several means, the career by the trophy was quite tightened to the end, but Of Ligt imposed on the horn. The closing suspender belt of the Ajax cost him to surpass to the attacker of the PSV Eindhoven Luuk of Jong, finally Bounces of Silver, and something more far remained his mate Dusan Tadic, that finish awarding the Boot of Bronze.

Of Ligt and Of Jong will go back to see in Holland in September

While the central decides if it will share changing room with his fellow, what is clear is that Matthijs of Ligt and Frenkie of Jong will see the faces in September, when they will return to Holland for a gala in which they will receive several prizes. The first will collect the title mentioned to the best player of the season, whereas his still mate and integral future of the FC Barcelona will receive the one of better talent of the year.